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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Solitary Reaper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in the Highlands is the field where the woman is standing?
(a) On the hillside.
(b) In a valley.
(c) By a river in the foothills.
(d) At the top of a mountain.

2. What is the meaning of the word "Yon" in line 2, "Yon solitary Highland Lass"?
(a) Over there, that one.
(b) You.
(c) My.
(d) Nearby, this one.

3. What technique is used in the line "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Contraction.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Verbal irony.

4. In the fourth stanza, when the speaker finally places himself in the scene, what is it clear he is there to do?
(a) He is working on a farm.
(b) He is delivering supplies.
(c) He is out walking.
(d) He is there to confess his love for the woman.

5. What technique is used in phrases like "the Vale profound" (line 7) and "A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard" (line 13)?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Inversion.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the stanzaic form of "The Solitary Reaper"?

2. What is the young woman doing in the field?

3. What technique is employed in lines 7 and 8, "O listen! for the Vale profound / Is overflowing with the sound"?

4. In the lines "Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow / For old, unhappy, far-off things," what does "plaintive numbers" refer to (lines 18-19)?

5. From context, what is is likely meaning of "single" in line 1, "Behold her, single in the field"?

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